Chapter 51 Take Me Away
"Brother Shen Yu?" Her head was spinning, and her reaction was a beat slow. "What are you doing here?"
Seeing her like this, Shen Yu's face showed worry and heartache.
Why did you drink so much?
His warm palm pressed against her arm, and that familiar feeling instantly sobered Ruan Yao up a bit.
She instinctively took a step back, trying to create distance between them.
"I'm fine."
Just then, the door to the restroom not far away was pushed open.
Huo Yanzhi strolled out, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Shen Yu intimately supporting Ruan Yao under the corridor lights.
The girl's cheeks were flushed an unnatural red, and she leaned limply against Shen Yu's chest. The scene looked just like a couple who were having a tiff.
They were a perfect match, so handsome and beautiful it was almost blinding.
In his past life, he had witnessed this scene countless times in the dark, and each time, he was driven mad with jealousy.
A few days ago in the car, she vowed to wait for him.
In the blink of an eye, she was entangled with Shen Yu again.
So, were those words just jokes she made on a whim?
A feeling that he couldn't quite define—whether it was disappointment or self-mockery—rushed over him like an icy tide.
Huo Yanzhi's hands, hanging at his sides, unconsciously tightened.
That's enough.
He shouldn't have had any expectations in the first place.
At the other end of the corridor, Shen Yu frowned slightly.
He tightened his grip on Ruan Yao's arm, saying, "Yao Yao, you've had too much to drink. I'll take you home."
"Need not……"
Although Ruan Yao's mind was hazy, her body's resistance to Shen Yu was instinctive.
She struggled to get out of his arms, but her body was limp and she couldn't muster any strength.
Just then, Ruan Yao caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.
Huo Yanzhi.
The moment she saw Huo Yanzhi, her confused mind was instantly jolted into a state of crystal clarity.
What's he doing here?
Did he see her and Shen Yu leaning together?
Is he leaving?
Did he misunderstand?
no.
With a sudden burst of strength, Ruan Yao pushed Shen Yu away and staggered toward the figure behind her.
"Huo Yanzhi—"
Her movement was so sudden that Shen Yu was caught off guard. The gentle smile on his face froze for a moment, and a hurt look flashed in his eyes.
Ruan Yao, however, couldn't care less about that.
As she watched Huo Yanzhi turn away, her heart felt as if it were being squeezed by an invisible hand, the pain making it hard for her to breathe.
Ruan Yao lifted her skirt and stumbled after the figure.
High heels don't go fast on a carpet, and she stumbled, almost falling.
Just when she thought she was about to have a close encounter with the earth, a pair of strong arms caught her waist and pulled her into a familiar embrace with a faint, cool fragrance.
Ruan Yao looked up and met a pair of unfathomable eyes.
There surged complex emotions within it that she couldn't understand; the only thing she could clearly see was suppressed anger, which vanished in an instant.
Is he angry?
Ruan Yao no longer cared about being shy and gripped his suit jacket tightly with both hands.
"No need to trouble Brother Shenyu."
Her mind raced, and she blurted out to Shen Yu, "I've already asked Mr. Huo to take me home, Brother Shen Yu. Thank you for your kindness, but you don't need to trouble yourself."
She tilted her head up and secretly pinched Huo Yanzhi's arm.
Those doe-like eyes, brimming with moisture, stared straight at him, filled with undisguised dependence and pleading, desperately begging him not to expose her.
Those little gestures were both pitiful and adorable.
Huo Yanzhi looked at her pitiful appearance, his Adam's apple bobbing, but he didn't say anything.
That's considered an implicit agreement.
Shen Yu's face darkened.
He watched as Ruan Yao clung to another man's arm so tenderly, and felt a tightness in his chest, as if something was blocking his heart.
Just then, Su Mingyuan, who had been observing from the shadows, finally reacted and patted Shen Yu on the shoulder with a look of surprise.
"Oh my, Shen Yu, what a coincidence that you're here too!"
As he spoke, he enthusiastically grabbed Shen Yu's arm, subtly separating him from Ruan Yao.
"Mr. Huo is here too! It's true what they say, birds of a feather flock together! Yao Yao was being silly and drank too much, causing Mr. Huo trouble."
Su Mingyuan acted like a loving older brother who was always worried about his younger sister, and then said to Shen Yu, "Shen Yu, it's rare to run into you like this, come on, let's go have a drink!"
Shen Yu stared intently at Ruan Yao, who was being half-held in Huo Yanzhi's arms, without moving.
Ruan Yao felt his gaze and shrank even closer into Huo Yanzhi's arms.
She grabbed Huo Yanzhi's collar, looked up, and said in a low but urgent voice that only the two of them could hear, "Huo Yanzhi, please take me away."
Her voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of urgent nasal tone, like a little kitten with nowhere to turn.
Huo Yanzhi's fingers curled slightly, and he suddenly picked Ruan Yao up in his arms.
"ah!"
Ruan Yao exclaimed in surprise and instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.
Huo Yanzhi didn't even glance at Shen Yu and Su Mingyuan. Holding Ruan Yao, he turned and strode towards the elevator.
The elevator doors slowly closed, isolating everything in the corridor.
Su Mingyuan stared at the closed elevator doors, his smile almost reaching his ears.
It's done!
The Huo family's wealth and glory are just around the corner!
He turned his head, wanting to exchange a few more polite words with Shen Yu, but the moment he met Shen Yu's eyes, his heart skipped a beat.
The gentle and kind smile that Shen Yu usually wore was gone from his face.
He stared blankly in the direction of the elevator, his eyes filled with a terrifying intensity.
He wasn't stupid; he saw through Su Mingyuan's intentions perfectly clearly.
Huo Yanzhi used every means to obstruct Dongchang's project.
That night at the "Emperor's Palace" banquet, Huo Yanzhi forced him to drink until he had a stomach hemorrhage and ended up in the hospital, all in front of everyone.
He didn't believe Ruan Yao wouldn't know these things.
But she still chose Huo Yanzhi.
She's so close to Huo Yanzhi now, she's even pushing herself away for him.
Betrayed by the person you love most and the person you hate most.
Even a sycophantic lapdog like Su Mingyuan has changed sides.
This feeling was even more intense and piercing than drinking those glasses of strong liquor.
The girl he cherished and protected for so many years has suddenly become someone else's pet cat.
And he was like a complete fool.
Huo Yanzhi...
It's Huo Yanzhi again.
On what grounds?
Why is it that the moment he appears, he can so easily take away everything that the other person has their eye on?
Career, women...
A surge of intense hatred and jealousy grew wildly in his chest, threatening to burn away his reason.
“Chen…Chen Yu?” Su Mingyuan felt a little uneasy under his gaze.
Shen Yu withdrew his gaze and glanced at him indifferently.
“I appreciate your kindness, cousin,” Shen Yu straightened his sleeves, which had been crumpled by Ruan Yao’s grip, and his voice returned to its gentle tone. “I have something to attend to, so I’ll be leaving now.”
After saying that, he didn't give Su Mingyuan any chance to react and turned to leave.
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